Supplied by Pete Millington.
The Remains supported The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Day: 12 March 2023
1970’s pop magazines
supplied by Lin Russell
Nigel Kennard… Ah, Disco 45. All the lyrics for the hits of the day. Spent many an hour trying to ‘sing’ along.
Jan Marchant… Linda, I used to love these, can’t believe you still have some!
Lin Russell… Jan, been in the attic for years ! I will show you at our next getogether x
Jan Marchant… Like many others we used to record the top 40 on a reel to reel tape recorder, stopping when the DJ spoke and re-starting for the song then checking the lyrics in Disco 45’s. Good old days xxx
John Scaife… Used to collect Disco 45
Teresa Goacher… Always had Disco 45 so I could sing along to my recordings I made on a Sunday night when the top 20 was on
Sandra Thompsett… I remember all these !
Romaine Fulton-hart… The highlight in 1973 for me was knocking on the door of the Disco 45 office with my mum and dad for information on the David Cassidy fan club which was located at the same address, the son who was home alone gave me a stack of David Cassidy merchandise . This was in Mermaid Street Rye. Memories
Ju-ju Davies… Omg Disco 45! I used to collect these in hopes of learning the songs!
Wendy Belton… I still have my Disco 45s. Looked through them all in lockdown.
Tracy Birrell… I used to get Disco 45
Liz Dianto… Bryan Ferry used to terrify me as a little kid. I used to hide behind the sofa when he came on TOTP
Medicine Head and Factory – Hastings Pier 12th March 1976
ticket supplied by Mick Mepham, review supplied by Sarah Harvey.
Tony May… A personal appeal here for some help from you all. I am looking for pictures of the band Medicine Head which appeared in the local newspapers from their Hastings pier gigs during the 1970’s. One particular picture is said to include my friend, Simon Griffiths (otherwise known to a lot of you as Karl) who was a bouncer on the pier for a short time in the background. I do not have many pictures of Simon (only those from the Bexhill Observer of 1977) so would really appreciate any of him from any time period. If anyone here can help I would be very grateful.
Andy Qunta… Wow! 40 years to the day! I don’t really remember this gig, but I’m sure I wasn’t thinking that 40 years from now, Factory will be about to release their first album!
Steve Kinch… I don’t recall ever playing with Medicine Head… then again, I don’t remember what I had for breakfast.
Peter Fairless…. As well as the 12th March 1977 they played in September ’74, too. What a great band!
Jim Munday… Yes, but not very good at sums… 
Chris Meachen… Nice blokes, one of the very few acts that bought us a drink for dragging their gear on…
Gerry Fortsch… That was a bloody long haul to get your gear on the pier, I remember it well.
Chris Giles… Medicine Head great group …enjoyed watching them and their music brilliant …had forgotten I’d gone and seen them
Looking Back – The Yelton around 1999 and Final Lineup.
supplied by Karen Sweatman Was Blackman
Karen Sweatman Was Blackman… Rhythm guitarist was Mark Johnson, lead guitarist and vocalist was Kingsley something …. don’t know others
Philip Meston… That would be the late Kingsley Trowell
Redstar Richter… great wallpaper – chicken tikka masala for me please 🙂
Mick O’Dowd… Not a bad band but they changed their female vocalist quite often or did they have a shift rota?
Eric Cawthraw… Looking Back – yep, definitely recognize Mark Johnson. The last time I bumped in to him, he’d been doing some gigs in London…this worked with Tim of the Weeping Crocodiles….. Hastings calling Mark, Hastings calling Mark, over.
Karen Sweatman Was Blackman…. Hello Eric. Hope you are still enjoying retirement!
Eric Cawthraw… Yes Karen, enjoying the retirement. As I said to Alan,the days just fly by, which is a bit or a worry as we only get an allotment of so many! I’m not missing work, you could only get me to go back if you were threatening my privates with a meat-cleaver. [Hmmm – that’s a chopper over the chopper]. Love to you and the hubby. xx The big co-incidence is that I’ve worked with Tim Noakes, Karen S and Mark Johnson. There seems to be a lot of musicians in banking or the Civil Service!
Wendy Weaver… The singer is Rebecca Harrison.
Robert Searle… Great photos.
Peter Gladwish… This very early line-up consists of the late Kingsley Trowell (lead guitar), Becky Harrison (vocals), Eric Burgess (bass guitar), Barry Jenkins (drums), Mark Johnson (rhythm guitar). In the second photo, you can also see the back of Dave Turnbull sitting on the left, ‘twiddling’ with the knobs on the P.A., with little useful effect! ‘Looking Back’ was formed in the mid-nineties by Eric Burgess and Barry Jenkins. With many changes of personnel over many years, the band continued until Christmas Eve 2012, becoming one of our top local bands. I’m surprised so few local people know about them. Too late now! Attached is a bit of publicity, showing the final line-up.
supplied by Peter Gladwish.
Peter Gladwish taken at Tunbridge Wells Constitutional Club in 2009.
Robert Searle… Pete,what has become of Jane and Tim, i know Phil plays in various groups and Rod is in Loose Change.
Peter Gladwish… Hi Bob. Jane has been ‘doing’ a bit occasionally (singing that is) with ‘The Exiles’ folk/rock band but not really her ‘scene’ (her words). Tim has done a couple of pub gigs with some local muso’s from Hastings/Fairlight area but it came to nothing and again, he’s not keen! I may be starting a small musical ‘project’ with Tim and our old lead guitarist, Mike, in the very near future, strictly for our own amusement. No gigs planned.
Colin Fox…The only fights I saw at The Yelton while playing, were between girls. Odd that.
Josie Lawson…(Top photos). Definitely remember them. I remember the girl singing but not sure if Rev was playing with them as I used to go not only with my mag in mind but to meet my brother.
Lucy Guest… Wow! A blast from the past finding this forum. I used to sing with the line up of King, Pete, Rev and Tim before I moved to the southwest. I’ve got some old photos around somewhere, I’ll dig them out to add here.
Eric Burgess… (top photos) Lead guitar Kingsley Trowell. Bass guitar, me Eric Burgess.Drums Barry Jenkins. Singer Becky ?(can’t remember surname). When Mark left was replaced by a great local musician Rev Stockdale